Model Forum / General / Models / July 2004

I bought a set of HSS drills ranging from 1.0 to 6.0 mm diameter in 0.1 mm
increments, (DIN 338,) in which I found that every drill is approximately
0.08 mm undersize i.e. nearly a size smaller than marked. Is this because of
poor quality control by the manufacturer, or is it an ...

i got this beauty for my birthday. what a monster!
even though the big is twice the size needed, it's still a
lot of stuff. there are so many guys, it will take forever
to paint them. it comes with paint and cement.

I am looking to buy this kit.  It is for a friend.  If any aone has
any information I would appreciate it.  Thanks
Dan Beavers

Does anyone know if the Revell (AG) kit 1/48 D3A1 Type 99 "Val" (Revell
number 04565) is the old Hasegawa tooling?
It's just I've seen a CMK resin cockpit set and it quotes it's for the
Hasegawa tooling.

Two Eduard 1/72 Il-2m3 kits.
No boxes, one without instructions (Can photocopy if you wish).
$5 each plus actual postage.
Tom

Boxed:
Lotnia Spitfire IX UTI $3.
Merlin Gloster Grebe $5.
Pegasus Lockheed XST "Have Blue"  $7.

What could be the color of the internal side of the linen, covering ailerons
and rudder in US Navy aircraft in WWII?
White, lacquer, interior green, zinc chromate?
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Hello Everyone! Just in from Academy/MRC is the 1:48 CH-46E Bullfrog
New tooling, Heller as released in 1:35 Super frelon Helicopter and
1:72 KC-135 USAF, AMT Mack DM800 Truck, '69 Corvair and 73 Mustang,
Revell Cadillac Escalade and Ford Focus Tuner both new tools and 2'n1

I recently read a review of model build where the author said he used a
thinner called "white spirit" to apply a wash and highlight recessed
features on the model. Does anyone know for sure what this "white spirit"
thinner is? I have been told it may have been lighter fluid. Oil ...

I can only use one hand (have MS and in wheel chair), so I am looking for an
experienced kit builder to build this kit:. I don't want to botch it up. The
kit is like new.
AMT 1953 Studebaker Starliner Coupe. Must be painted with original paint

I'm trying to build an F-51 (P-51) for a friend whose father was
killed flying one in Korea.  I'm looking for decals from the 67th
Fighter-Bomber group, the Fighting Cocks, a rooster with boxing
gloves.

I am building an Azur 1/32 D520 and I don't know what I am looking at,
regarding the resin exhausts. My references are confusing.There seems to be
a tube running from front to back and transfixing the 3 pipes on each side.
It occurred to me that it could be for cabin heating. I have ...

Previous post for help with my mutoh A 0 plotter had an unexpected result, I
got an HP inkjet !
So now I have a redundant pen plotter. Before i scrap it and recover another
load of stepper motors and electronics I'll never use, - is it useful to

I've seen dozens of Bf109's 262's Komets, FW190's and He111's, Ju88's and a
few Ju87's (less, though), but I'm struggling to find a 1/48 scale Bf110. I
saw a Revell one on their web page (although there's no picture of the kit).
Anyone know of a Bf110 kit in that scale that's good, ...

Does Fujimi have a home page or a web site at all? I tried searching but all
I find are just products.